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HMS Worcester (1698)
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HMS Worcester was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Ship of the line
A ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed from the 17th through the mid-19th century to take part in the naval tactic known as the line of battle, in which two columns of opposing warships would manoeuvre to bring the greatest weight of broadside guns to bear...
of the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
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, launched at Southampton
Southampton
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on 31 May 1698.
She underwent a rebuild according to the 1706 Establishment
1706 Establishment
The 1706 Establishment was the first formal establishment of dimensions for ships built for the Royal Navy. Two previous sets of dimensions had been established, though only for particular shipbuilding programmes; the 1706 Establishment was intended to be permanent.-Origins:Dimensions for ships had...
at Deptford Dockyard, relaunching on 31 August 1714. Worcester was broken up in 1733.